A Reminder Of Home Poem by Chibueze Oscar Osuji

When the birds hover up in cheers
Mimicking sounds of trumpeteers,
Sing my arrival to my peers
In th' old tavern staling with beers-
And fad'd newspapers on the ground;
At my sight cometh booming sound;
Kisses, hugging my body cling
Being treat'd as emperor or king,
Tak'n high on a carriage of love
Not to be trampled on; by jove!
Home in-stead to my parentage
To r'view my brethrens and my age-
grade; in perfect health (I pray
They are due to be on this day)

But the birds hover not on high
And home is crest farther than nigh
Such thoughts I carry dear behind
Sightings of home that makes me blind
To know...Home is not forgott'n on my mind.